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ZnO Thin Films Deposited on Textile Material Substrates for Biomedical Applications

ZnO Thin Films Deposited on Textiles

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We report on the coating with ZnO adherent thin films of cotton woven fabrics by Pulsed laser deposition technique in order to obtain innovative textile materials, presenting protective effects against UV radiations and antifungal action.

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Duta, L. et al. (2012). ZnO Thin Films Deposited on Textile Material Substrates for Biomedical Applications. In: Vaseashta, A., Braman, E., Susmann, P. (eds) Technological Innovations in Sensing and Detection of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Threats and Ecological Terrorism. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2488-4_20

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